AltWeeklies Wire
Words From the Pulpitnew
For the past two months, a reporter has been visiting churches ranging from mega to mini, metro to suburban, conservative to liberal, to find out what's going on within the Christian faith
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
12-15-2005 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Park Pactnew
Is big business eyeing our nationally protected lands?
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
12-15-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
For 2006, Torture Is a Moral Issuenew
To effect policy change -- and to use the issue of torture to electoral advantage -- liberals have their work cut out for them.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
12-15-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The Atlantic Goes Southnew
After 148 years in Boston, the magazine of "the American idea" dreamed up by Ralph Waldo Emerson, et al., has produced its final issue from home. Owner David Bradley is moving The Atlantic Monthly to Washington, D.C.
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
12-15-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
I Like To Watchnew
A pretty artist chats silently with a toy giraffe. A man driving in his car talks to his wife about their jaunt to CVS. Band nerds kill time at a high-school football game while the gridiron jocks kill each other. Video blogging is ready for its close-up.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
12-15-2005 |
Media
Tags: vlog
Bass Pro Figures Flat
The rosy Bass Pro sales projections are downplayed by the dealmakers, even as the outdoor giant opens a new Broken Arrow store. A consultant says, "They sometimes cannibalize their own stores."
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
12-15-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
An Unprecedented Move on Death Penalty for the Retarded
In unusual fashion, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals handed down a slew of decisions and established a new chapter for the state on capital punishment.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Scott Cooper |
12-15-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Rocketplane on the Runway
A company that received an $18 million tax credit to build a space plane is considering launches from Hokkaido, Japan, a newspaper reports. A Rocketplane official confirms the company sponsored a recent fashion show in Japan.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
12-15-2005 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
N.O. Peace for Activist's Mournersnew
New Orleans police broke up a memorial service for Portland, Maine, activist Meg Perry Sunday, by handcuffing and searching Katrina-relief volunteers who were singing songs and reminiscing about the life of the 26-year-old social-justice advocate.
Portland Phoenix |
Jeff Inglis |
12-15-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Boston College Blocks Gay Dancenew
Officials at the Catholic university would not allow the school's GLBT Leadership Council to hold an AIDS fundraiser on campus.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Milliard |
12-14-2005 |
LGBT
Runaways of a Certain Age Stuck in Catch-16new
For all the resources available to troubled teens, the safety net has huge holes when it comes to helping kids in their mid teens whose behavior isn't too extreme.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
12-14-2005 |
Children & Families
On Pills and Needlesnew
The Drug Enforcement Administration, which is cracking down on abuse of painkillers, has accused an Ohio doctor of blazing a trail of death, addiction and fraud.
Cleveland Scene |
Josh Mound |
12-14-2005 |
Science
A Racketeer Goes Out With a Bangnew
Thomas Venezia, found dead in July, had built a St. Louis area gambling and strip-club empire that federal prosecutors later valued at $48 million. Second of two parts
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
12-13-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Double Trouble in Court for Lookalike Cousinsnew
After two people got shot outside a Missouri nightclub, Jack Haley was sent away for a long time. But he says his only crime was looking too much like the real shooter.
The Pitch |
Bryan Noonan |
12-13-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Receiver to Look Into Controversial School Board's Financesnew
Fundamentalist Mormons have lost control of the Colorado City Unified School District in Arizona and Utah.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
12-13-2005 |
Education
